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The negligence of ‘not in my lifetime’

5 November 2022

9:00 AM

5 November 2022

9:00 AM

It is sometimes said, correctly, that conservatism is more an attitude than an ideology. And for me there have always been certain individuals who embody that attitude. The late and much-missed Tessa Keswick was one such person, and for some reason a remark of hers has recently been in my head.

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